2It were well for him if a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, rather than that he should cause one of these little ones to stumble.


In Context

1 And he said unto his disciples, It is impossible but that occasions of stumbling should come: but woe unto him, through whom they come!

2 It were well for him if a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, rather than that he should cause one of these little ones to stumble.

3 Take heed to yourselves: if thy brother sin, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.

4 And if he sin against thee seven times in the day, and seven times turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.

Luke 17:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:2It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

17:2It would be better for him to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around his neck than for him to cause one of these little ones to sin.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

17:2It were better for him, that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should scandalize one of these little ones.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

17:2It were well for him if a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, rather than that he should cause one of these little ones to stumble.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:2It would be more profitable for him if a millstone were hanged about his neck and he cast into the sea, than that he should be a snare to one of these little ones.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:2It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should cause one of these little ones to fall into sin.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:2It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, rather than that he should cause one of these little ones to stumble.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

17:2it is more profitable to him if a weighty millstone is put round about his neck, and he hath been cast into the sea, than that he may cause one of these little ones to stumble.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:2It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.